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    raising bobwhite

    would like to raise bobwhites. what are the challenges and needs of these birds? any special type of housing?
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    older flock

    My girls are 3 to 4 yrs old, 8 hens. there laying has slowed down and egg quality isn't what it used to be. my wife wants too have them eliminated. I see her point, but don't have it in me to do it. I knew this day would come but always tried not to think about it. HELP! what should I do?
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    drooping wing

    My female pekin Sandy has a drooping wing and seemed to be getting wet in the snow and rain. I removed her from her pen which she stays in with three other ducks 2 male and another female. they all get along very well. put her in a seperate pen with a heat lamp she's seems to be donig better...
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    crazy rooster!

    My neighbor has bantams, 4 hens one rooster, sebright I think. whenever my wife or me go out to feed our chickens the bantams are always there. at first I thought they were cute and didn't mind them hanging out. but then the rooster attacked my wife.flew up on her shoulder scratching. when she...
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    treatment for mites

    what is the best way to treat for mites? not sure if they have them but keep losing feathers or are pulling them out. also weird behavour in the coop. chickens are throwing there poop in the nest boxes and scracthing all the shavings in a pile in middle of the coop. strange never have done this...
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    Cleaning eggs

    I always wash my eggs in warm water using a sponge to wipe them off. then I put them in the frig right away. I know most will say not to do this but I've never had a problem. plus I sell my eggs so I want them looking there best. always make sure your eggs are dry before putting them in the frig...
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    small eggs whats up?

    my amberlinks and gold comets have been laying eggs for about a month or two now. there eggs are small to meduim in size are they going to get bigger? my sexlinks eggs have always been big. or is this there normal size?
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    egg bound help!

    no not at all. very freindly. she's only 6 months old.
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    egg bound help!

    my pekin is egg bound I think. she started laying 3 weeks ago, but hasn't layed in 2 days. now she just laying under bushes and not her usual self. I know something is wrong. she's also pooping gooey stuff. what do I do?
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    addin young hens

    thanks for all the imput. I'm leaning towards free ranging first, see how it goes for awhile then adding them in at nite. keeping them busy with treats during the day. hope all goes well.
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    duck housing

    I added 2 new ducks, male and female to my pen of one male and female. 3 pekin, 1 rouan. they don't get along great but tolerate each other. do ducks share a house together like chickens? or do I have to add another house? rite now they are separate when in the pen.
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    addin young hens

    my young hens are 17 weeks old, raised from chicks. they are in my raising pen. I want to add them to the main pen which has 7 hens that are 1 1/2 yrs. old. the pen is bigger 10x20 with a nice amish built coop. I'm very afraid bad things will happen when I add them. planning on doing it at...
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    peanuts?

    bought raw peanuts by mistake, is it ok for the chickens to eat if I shell them?
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    rouan ducks

    does anyone have these kind of ducks? what can you tell me about them.
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    Cooking with duck eggs

    duck eggs make great omlets and scrambled eggs. awesome for baking. i don't like them fried they tend to get rubbery due to the higher protien in them. but taste very good!
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